Western diplomats doubt US-allied Gulf states would buy sophisticated equipment like the Checkmate, though sales of Russian hardware to the Gulf have increased in recent years. Yury Slusar, head of United Aircraft Corp, part of Russia's state aerospace and defence conglomerate, Rostec, said there had been "intensive contacts" with the Russian air force. Russia's new Checkmate fighter jet was unveiled at the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, July 20, 2021.
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 entered into service in 2015 with the US Marine Corps.
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The Checkmate, due to take its maiden test flight in 2023 and to start production by 2026, has yet seal an order. The Russian presentation pitched the Checkmate, which was inspected by Vladimir Putin during its July unveiling, as a cost-efficient fighter jet that can fly at speeds of Mach 1.8 and a range of 2,800-2,900 kilometres. The new fifth-generation light single-engine fighter jet named ‘Checkmate’ was revealed in Russia on July 20. It was the first time the Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate, unveiled in July, had been shown outside Russia, and according to the Russian state news agency it was visited by an Emirati delegation.Ī glitzy English-language computer simulation video showed the light tactical warplane, capable of simultaneously carrying five air-to-air missiles, destroying multiple targets at once. Russia showed off a prototype of its new fifth-generation warplane at the Dubai Airshow on Sunday as the United Arab Emirates' deal to buy American F-35 fighter jets makes slow progress. The single-engine fighter, which manufacturer Sukhoi calls Checkmate, is expected to make its debut any day now at the MAKS air show at Ramenskoye airfield in Moscow Oblast.